I received ten new dewlap Toulouse eggs in the mail today. Its my first attempt to hatch for a few years. I have two Innovator 4250 incubators running. They are digital readouts and have fans. I have a turner and it is a type with rails that lay them on the side. Our local humidity makes for...
I have a question. When you are to the point of cooling and misting the eggs, do you cool them first for 5 minutes and then mist and immediately close the incubator back up? Or do you mist first then cool, then close it back up? I'm a bit rusty.
Another trick I've used is instead of KY to get the pieces out if the egg has busted is to use triple antibiotic ointment as my lubricant. It works and stops the infection at the same time.
Do you still have Nene geese? Do you know where I can get a pair? I have wanted some for years.....I really would like to have two unrelated pairs. But would settle for what I can get
Thank you!
I have a couple of fun bantam projects that I'm going to try. I am going to put some self blue cochins in with some barred cochins. I am trying to produce a barred self blue. I have seen a picture of one and it is gorgeous. I'm also going to put some bantam reds and blues in with some black...
I just bought 5 Birchen Bantam chicks from Ideal poultry. They won't be show quality most likely but they are just for my own pleasure so it doesn't matter anyway. I like to buy from Ideal because they are relatively close to where I live and they will vaccinate them for you. They have a huge...
What will I get if I put black mottled in the pen with red and blue cochins? Also can you cross self blues with black mottled? I don't show but I do like pretty chickens. I don't sell either. Just for my own pleasure.